The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Honourable Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP) held a meeting with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Cong Song on Monday, 13th April, 2026. Discussions focused on enhancing the strategic partnership between Ghana and China.
Honourable Ablakwa congratulated His Excellency Song on his appointment and outlined some of the projects which commenced during the tenure of his predecessor and expressed the hope that he would take the needed steps to ensure their timely completion. He cited projects including the Aflao Market and Damongo University and indicated the readiness of Ghana to also consider new projects under the partnership in areas such as environmental reclamation projects and public education aimed at addressing illegal mining. Noting the trade volumes between the two countries, the Honourable Minister expressed optimism that the operationalisation of the zero-tariff policy would lead to industrial growth in Ghana and appreciably address trade deficit.
On his part, Ambassador Song reaffirmed China’s commitment to strengthening trade, people-to-people exchanges with Ghana and mentioned that the processes for the implementation of the zero-tariff arrangement were advanced and added that this would create opportunities to boost Ghana’s exports to China. He assured of the commitment of China to complete ongoing projects on time as agreed by the two countries. He added that China does not endorse illegal mining.
The Minister and the Ambassador reiterated the commitment of the two countries to collaborate to promote development.
